Search

Commissioning Children's Services: Special Report

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

| CYP Now

How children's services are commissioned has been the subject of intense scrutiny by policymakers in recent years. Sector experts analyse the forces driving changes in commissioning policies and practice.

Commissioning Children's Services: Policy context

Other

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

In 2017/18, councils spent £8.844bn on children's services compared with £8.476bn in 2016/17 - a rise of 4.3 per cent, according to statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Approach helps Hertfordshire measure value of care

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Data allows targeted commissioning of services to meet specific needs.

Commissioning: Design and collaborative working

Features

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Only radical redesign and collaboration can fix the crisis in children's social care commissioning, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning Children's Palliative Care in England

Research

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Together for Short Lives study into commissioning practices of palliative care services for children in England.

Commissioning in Children's Services: What works?

Research

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

This report looks specifically at how outsourcing local authority children's services can be used to improve outcomes for one group of vulnerable children and young people in England and Wales: looked-after children and young people, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Co-location helps Warwickshire take holistic view of needs

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Joined-up approach has expanded public health's reach and embedded prevention focus.

South London councils improve SEND commissioning

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Consortium of local boroughs form a regional framework.

Salford City Council measures impact by social value

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Support for vulnerable young people measured on its social value.

Commissioning: Meeting the 'sufficiency' duties

Features

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

With demand for care placements being so high, it's vital commissioners know how to achieve "sufficiency", says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: When contracts go wrong

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Councils can take steps to minimise the damage and maximise the learning when contracts hit problems, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: Mental health transformation plans

Features

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Partnerships are crucial to ensure transformation plans deliver improvements to children's mental health, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Achieving impact and innovation

Features

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Commissioners must balance the need to fund new ways of working while achieving improved outcomes, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: Care placements and sufficiency

Best Practice

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

A recent report warns of a crisis in care commissioning. Long-term planning is the only solution, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: Infants in care proceedings

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Toni Badnall-Neill explains how commissioning can support better outcomes for very young children taken into care.

Commissioning for social value

Features

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Toni Badnall-Neill explains how children's services commissioners can incorporate social value into their decision making.

Commissioning: Tackling domestic abuse

Features

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Joint commissioning is the most effective way to deliver support for children affected by domestic abuse, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

GDPR and commissioning

Features

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Changes to data protection rules can improve how councils and providers share information, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: Young people's services

Features

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

While funding is scarce, commissioners can still help embed youth work principles in wider provision, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Commissioning: Rethinking SEND support

Features

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Now the SEND transfer deadline has passed, councils must embed a joint approach to commissioning, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

Search Results

Commissioning Children's Services: Special Report

Commissioning Children's Services: Policy context

Approach helps Hertfordshire measure value of care

Commissioning: Design and collaborative working

Commissioning Children's Palliative Care in England

Commissioning in Children's Services: What works?

Co-location helps Warwickshire take holistic view of needs

South London councils improve SEND commissioning

Salford City Council measures impact by social value

Commissioning: Meeting the 'sufficiency' duties

Commissioning: When contracts go wrong

Commissioning: Mental health transformation plans

Achieving impact and innovation

Commissioning: Care placements and sufficiency

Commissioning: Infants in care proceedings

Commissioning for social value

Commissioning: Tackling domestic abuse

GDPR and commissioning

Commissioning: Young people's services

Commissioning: Rethinking SEND support

Current filters

Filter by

Article Types

Journals

Tags